# Accident 19900514015879A: Univar 1083, Warehouse Point, CT, May 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1990, 09:10 local time
- Place: Warehouse Point, CT
- Airport: Skylark Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9284° N, 72.5764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKYLARK AIRPARK (7B6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9284&lon=-72.5764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48SW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1083
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4165B3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,831 total, 1,041 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900514015879A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO 2 PARKED AIRCRAFT. WIND EXCEEDED CROSSWIND COMPONENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC90LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA109), May 14, 1990: Stinson 108-3 (N48SW), Warehouse Point, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING A LANDING WITH A GUSTY CROSSWIND.

## Other reports on N48SW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870826064719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870826064719I), Aug 26, 1987: Univar 1083 (N48SW), St Marys, PA, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Tail wheel bracket failed. Brake reservoir was low, brake pedals spongy.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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